Sunday, January 1, 2012

Porta' Eyes...Hotel of the year 2011—TENKU NO MORI: Kagoshima, JAPAN

“Forests in the sky ”

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Only 15 minutes’ drive from Kagoshima Airport through greenery of Japanese tea leaves, arriving at sumptuous villa type resort called “Tenku-no-Mori”, which means “Forests in the sky”. There are only 5 villas in this property, each villa has own bed room, living room designed and built by local carpenter, and own hot spring with very wide duckboards where you can relax yourself in deck chair at all times, again taking hot springs….., spa treatment in real natural environments. Always you can see 360 degree panoramic nice view of mountains including the Kirishima mountains. Strictly no other people bother the space, keeping pure privacy space in every villa. The theme is to forget time, past, present, future, looking at beautiful scenery in this full of nature. Go back to your basics, discover yourself, this is where you can find yourself. Dinner and breakfast served are stuff which are all produced in this property. Local chicken dishes are all very delicious. Bread are all home made, and very fresh. This proves high quality and heartfelt welcome in this resort.

Serenity may be hard to find, but not at Tenku no Mori Hotel & Spa. In this natural paradise, achieving a Zen-like state is effortless - just immerse yourself in your surroundings.

As soon as you touch down at Tenku no Mori, you'll understand why its name translates as "Forests in the sky" This stunning resort, located under the watchful eye of Japan's volcanic mountains and surrounded by rainforest, will quickly become your personal haven.

Gaze at Mt. Kirishima from your private villa. The resort houses just three villas for overnight stays (plus two for daytime relaxation), so you can be assured of a peaceful visit at the 123-acre property. Indulge in the spa's open-air baths and extensive menu of body treatments, and in specially prepared local foods such as organically grown vegetables and free-range Satsuma-jidori chicken.

Glide through your natural surroundings in a helicopter... you'll get a birds'-eye view of the volcanic Mt. Kirishima and Mt. Sakurajima. Or hop on a shuttle to one of the exclusive golf courses nearby - not even a bad round will disturb your inner peace.

Nightly Rates from:JPY 150,300(THB 61,551)

Nightly Rates FromThis is the lowest rate found by travelers in the past 60 days. Actual rate may vary based on seasonality and availability.

Japanese tea leaves, arriving at sumptuous villa type resort called “Tenku-no-Mori”, which means “Forests in the sky”. There are only 5 villas in this property, each villa has own bed room, living room designed and built by local carpenter, and own hot spring with very wide duckboards where you can relax yourself in deck chair at all times, again taking hot springs….., spa treatment in real natural environments.

Dinner and breakfast served are stuff which are all produced in this property. Local chicken dishes are all very delicious. Bread are all home made, and very fresh. This proves high quality and heartfelt welcome in this resort.

Always you can see 360 degree panoramic nice view of mountains including the Kirishima mountains. Strictly no other people bother the space, keeping pure privacy space in every villa. The theme is to forget time, past, present, future, looking at beautiful scenery in this full of nature. Go back to your basics, discover yourself, this is where you can find yourself.

The MONOCLE Best resort

Tateo Tajima, the cheerful, mustachioed owner of a 160-year-old hot spring family ryokan, had a dream to create a resort based on the fundamental human need to forget the city, return to nature and reconnect with one's origins.

The result: Tenku no Mori private residences, which overlook the southern Kirishima mountain range in the Kagoshima Prefecture, on Japan's southern island of Kyushu. Tenku no Mori means "forest in the heavens" and the resort is a self-sufficient and sustainable 50-hectare plot.Fourteen years ago, Tajima cleared the site of thick bamboo scrub and built a spa consisting of three day-use and three overnight villas. But this is not a health farm.

An attentive troop tend to guests and grounds: Kazuko Tanaka cares for the terraced slopes,farming a vast array of vegetables; Koji Sakoda is the residentchicken-fancier; Minako Kohama helps guests with their foodand Norio Ueki is the caretaker.

Tenku no Mori ia as close to an entrirely restorative all-around life-affirming experience without being drenched with holisticism as one can get. It's also 15 minutes from Kagoshima airport, boasts one of the best in-room breakfasts we've ever sampled and is perhaps one of the most expensive places we've ever stayed.tenkunomori.net